Education is the pathway to personal and career success. The Gateway Promise enables access, success, and completion of a college degree.

Students' first step is to complete the Intent Form (see button to the right/below will be available beginning Summer, 2017) to help us communicate further with them and their parents about this wonderful opportunity for tuition-free college. Application details can be found on the FAQ and Timeline pages below. Also below is a link to the Gateway Promise Appeal Form.

With financial support through the Gateway Technical College Foundation, the Gateway Promise ensures Kenosha County, Racine County and Walworth County high school graduates, who meet program eligibility requirements, can attend college at Gateway tuition-free. The first eligible class is the high school graduating class of 2017 and will be available each year beginning in Summer. The Gateway Promise will help tri-county area high school students realize their dream of attending college and begin their path to career and personal success.

The Gateway Promise is supported by generous community support through the Foundation’s Gateway Promise endowment fund. SCJohnson and H. Fisk Johnson are key supporters of the Gateway Promise.

To hear remarks on behalf of SC Johnson from Kelly Semrau, Sr. Vice President, and hear from Gateway Provost Zina Haywood about how to become a participant in the Gateway Promise, please view the "Promise Announcement" video.

If you are interested in joining with fellow community members by donating to the Promise, please visit the Foundation's online donation form.

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“Today, the world is different than it was a century ago. The knowledge and skill necessary to compete and thrive in the job market are higher than ever before.

“That is why I am so proud to announce that, through the generosity of our community, we gather here today to pledge a new and even bolder vision for the future called the Gateway Promise. It’s a promise that all students who work hard and meet the expectations will have an opportunity to attend Gateway Technical College upon graduation from high school.”